Foresight Strategic Consulting

Ted Cohen prepared our taxes for three years. In the third year, my husband’s employment changed to independent consulting and after carefully reading the section of the IRS website regarding a tax situation we still had questions. We contacted Ted initially in February with our questions. 8 days later Ted’s assistant called back regarding our questions, but her answers were at least partially contradicted by the on the IRS website and we asked for further clarification.
We did not hear back from Ted’s assistant and we scheduled a meeting with him 3 weeks later and assembled our tax documentation. At the meeting Ted was still unable to provide the clarification we’d asked for regarding our tax liability. Subsequent emails went unanswered.
A week later on Mar 31, my husband went to Ted’s office to drop off additional tax documents and expressed our frustration with their lack of response.
Ted emailed us shortly after my husband’s visit and said that «his firm was not equipped at this time of year to immediately/​­optimally address our service needs». He returned all of our tax documents and our check and with 2 weeks to go we scrambled to find somebody new. In the end it worked out for the best as we’ve found someone we like wholeheartedly.
(originally posted 2012)

As an independent contractor, Ted’s expertise has helped me in the last 5 five years when it came to the complicated process of fling my 1040s and allowing me retain my a good portion of my earnings through the years. His consultations have guided me through the often complicated process of what I can and cannot deduct, as well as clarifying the IRS jargon of my tax filing. His expertise is outstanding.
Since then, I have referred Ted to my friends and colleagues, and he also prepares my parent’s yearly tax filings.
Regarding the review by Kathy B. (as there are only a handful of reviews posted), I feel that the information that she has posted is neither relevant nor germane to Ted’s actual talent and expertise as an accountant.
That being said — hands down, Ted is one of the best (if not brilliant) accountants in San Diego. I will continue to seek his services for my yearly tax needs.

I have been a client for over Ten years and like everyone you trust your accountant.
Well come to find out my taxes over the last few years have not received there full deductions for the vehicle’s credits which would of saved me several hundred’s am a small business just trying to make it and i incorporated to protect my assets in a bad economy, However in August of this year I left Mr Cohen 2 messages one email no response until last week, found out through a loyal client of my own that my corporate taxes were LATE that was included to the messages to Mr Cohen asking when they are due and so forth. Well it appears if corporate taxes are one day late there is a $ 350. Dollar fine– i was so Shocked i could not believe it!
Mr Cohen had nothing to say but oh well i don’t have time to take care of this, I’m going out of town, i am fine with you finding someone else to take care of it.
(Not I’m“m sorry and forgot you slipped through the cracks how can i help)
Well i am perfectly fine writing this review, because these are the facts
it surprises me how callous Mr Cohen handled this matter a client of 11 years.

After 3 years of having a accountant that was not up to par, we interviewed Ted Cohen the principal at Foresight and jumped on board. The team helped clean up our business accounting, advised us to change to an S-​Corp and made good on previous IRS notices that we had previously received. On the 13^th of April we went in and signed our tax forms and I nearly started crying at how good of a job that their team did … we saved so much money and for the first time in years I feel confident with my finances. I highly highly recommend speaking with the team at Foresight!